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This edition first published 2017
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Wiley GAAP 2017: Interpretation and Application provides analytical explanations, copious illustrations, and nearly 300 examples of all current generally accepted accounting principles. The book integrates principles promulgated by the FASB in its Accounting Standards Codication. This edition of Wiley GAAP is organized to align fully with the structure of the FASB Codication. Each chapter begins with a list of the Subtopics included within the Topic, major scope and scope exceptions, technical alerts of any FASB Updates, and an overview of the Topic. The remainder of each chapter contains a detailed discussion of the concepts and practical examples and illustrations. This organization facilitates the primary objective of the bookto assist nancial statement preparers and practitioners in resolving the myriad practical problems faced in applying GAAP.

Hundreds of meaningful, realistic examples guide users in the application of GAAP to the complex fact situations that must be dealt with in the real world practice of accounting. In addition to this emphasis, a major strength of the book is that it explains the theory of GAAP in sufcient detail to serve as a valuable adjunct to accounting textbooks. Much more than merely a reiteration of currently promulgated GAAP, it provides the user with the underlying conceptual bases for the rules. It facilitates the process of reasoning by analogy that is so necessary in dealing with the complicated, fast-changing world of commercial arrangements and transaction structures. It is based on the author's belief that proper application of GAAP demands an understanding of the logical underpinnings of all its technical requirements.

As a bonus, a comprehensive disclosure checklist, following the main text, offers practical guidance to preparing nancial statements for commercial entities in accordance with GAAP. For easy reference and research, the checklist follows the order of the codication.

The following FASB Accounting Standards Updates were issued since Wiley GAAP 2016 and through May 2016. Their requirements are incorporated in this edition of Wiley GAAP, as and where appropriate and at a minimum in the Technical Alert section at the beginning of the Topic referenced in the ASU title.

• ASU 2015-10, Technical Corrections and Improvements